Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein was suspended from X shortly after sharing a leaked dossier on Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance.

Free speech hero Elon Musk is yet again silencing his perceived opponents. This time, he is doing J.D. Vance’s dirty work.

Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein on Thursday reported on the leaked 271-page dossier on Vance, allegedly from the Trump campaign’s research team, which mainstream media outlets had refused to publish. Just hours later, Klippenstein was banned from X, where he’d shared a link to his reporting and to the dossier

  • @TheTetrapod
    8•4 hours ago

    That is ridiculous. If the mods have an opinion about what you’re saying, they should reply, not remove the comment like cowards.

    • @[email protected]English
      5•4 hours ago

      100%

      They need to get a backbone and engage with the community, not police it when it suits their interests.

    • @[email protected]
      1•3 hours ago

      I understand your position, but I have to say that I appreciate communities that are at least a bit curated.

      Seeing the same three guys having a go at each other about the same barely on topic thing in every post is such a let down.